1. Concerning the two Canadian units which appear in Canada in June 1940, if one wants to add steps to them before transport to the UK, do Yellow/Red PP need to be shipped back to Canada from the UK since the Canadian raw materials are supposed to go to the UK to become finished products? If so, are they subject to attack in the NA Convoy Box?

2. If Italy wants to add steps to units in Albania, do the Yellow PP arrive there via Sea Transport (subject to attack by a UK fleet in the Med) since there is no Convoy Box?

3. The same question when the UK tries to send PP into France. Since there is no convoy box, is this transfer conducted via Sea Transport (and subject to attack if the Germans have a fleet in the Atlantic and are willing to try it)?

And for something different:

Is there any prohibition for Germany to send its airborne forces into Italy once Italy is at war in order to make a drop into Greece immediately after a DOW? This couldn't be done from Romania since Romania is only an Axis Ally after a German DOW and the airborne forces have to be in the country at the start of the turn if they are to be dropped somewhere.

Following up on sending PPs to areas where there are no convoy boxes. Example - when Italy sends PP to Durazzo, Albania, does this happen in???

1. the Production Phase. A friendly fleet in the Med (as a Body of Water) can accompany the PP. An enemy fleet in the Med (as a Body of Water) can respond. Combat lasts only one round.

2. the Movement Phase. This is just like Sea Transport. A friendly fleet in the Med (as a Body of Water) can accompany the PP. An enemy fleet in the Med (as a Body of Water) can respond. Combat lasts until someone retreats - or one side is eliminated.

It's October 1940. I sent both German airborne units into Italy in September 1940 in the hopes that October would be good weather and I could push them into Greece. But...I rolled a 6. Rain everywhere...including the coastal hexes of the Mediterranean. This saved the Italians as their attack against the UK forces in September just west of El Alamein did not go well. The Italian fighter escort took 2 hits from the full strength British fighter and both the Italian fighter and bomber retreated. The British had also sent in a 4-step bomber. 6 steps of Italian infantry went against the British armored division. 3 steps of Italian infantry disappeared while the British took two hits. The British armored division retreated but the Italians retreated the 2 step unit back and kept the 1 step unit in the newly won territory. The position was too precarious for the Italians to keep both units in the hex and giving up the hex would only allow a British advance westward. During the Allied turn, the UK armored division came back and got rid of the 1 step Italian unit while the UK infantry unit went after the third Italian infantry block. The latter battle, accompanied by British air, resulted in only a 1 step loss for both sides. The Italian forces were relieved for the minimal losses - and retreated. Then the rains came in October...